Let's all  face it the Cubs season is over and a big shakeup is needed. With Wood and Maddux's contracts ending at the end of this year it will be freeing up nearly 21 million between just the two of them which means the Cubs need to use that money wisly. Here are three steps the Cubs could take to go in the right direction.

Step 1: Sign Carlos Lee. The Matt Murton exerpiment has lasted long enough and they need a new man out their. The Cubs will have the money to sign him and the fans would love him here. After watching this first half of the year anyone can see that this team needs more power and Carlos Lee is perfict for the job. Not only will he bring his power to Chicago but he will also make D-Lee and the struggling Aramis Ramirez better also.

Step 2: Sign Barry Zito. Now there will be a lot of good free agent starting pitching at the end of this year but Barry Zito might be most affordable of the bunch. A change of league and team for Zito might even turn him back into Cy Young form. He would be the Cubs best lefty since Kenny Holtzman and he would be a great number two starter under Zambrano.

Step 3: Finally Fire Dusty Baker. The first two years of Dusty Baker was great back to back seasons of over .500 the first time in mainy of years. Well things have changed a lot and after back to back under .500 season's the team needs a shakeup in the coaching and managing department. Gary Matthews,Gene Clines and Dusty Baker all need to be fired. Gary Matthews and Gene Clines need to be fired niether one did a good job at being the hitting coach and someone needs to teach these guys to take walks. Now everyone's favorite topic fire Dusty. We need a tougher manager one that will push the players not a "Players manager" and we need a guy that will slap Aramis Ramirez around to get him to try like in 2004 and not just watch the ball in the batters box and not run run hard to first.